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Originally Posted by Dion
Not meant as a lecture. Take the info below for what it's worth......
A single cannabis joint may cause as much damage to the lungs as five chain-smoked cigarettes, research has found. Medical examinations of cannabis and cigarette smokers found the drug increased specific lung problems, including obstructed airways and hyperinflation, a condition where too much air remains in the lungs when a person exhales.
Smoking one cannabis joint caused damage equivalent to smoking 2.5 to five cigarettes in rapid succession, researchers at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand found. Doctors who carried out the study believe the damage is linked to the difference in the way cannabis is usually smoked, with users inhaling hard, holding their breath for longer and failing to use filters.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...dalcohol.drugs |
For that one article, which has been repeatedly quoted by anti-drug proponents there are literally 100's that speak the benefits of medicinal and the honest dangers of smoking marijuana.
The facts are that marijuana is not nearly as dangerous as smokes, and of course the vast majority use MJ infrequently in comparison to nicotine smokers.